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🌱 Patch AM: How Patchogue’s train stop became a secret gateway to Fire Island

You won't want to miss SUMMER NEVER ENDS Returns with New York's Largest Dispensary Expo & Dance Party on the Patchogue Patch calendar

Thursday August 20th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Hi Patchogue! We have the latest buzz right here. Let's keep you in the loop and get this morning started right! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Patchogue's train stop became a secret gateway to Fire Island

Also on today's calendar: SUMMER NEVER ENDS Returns with New York's Largest Dispensary Expo & Dance Party and 7 more events.

Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 65 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 67.
  • Saturday: Humid with a few showers, with a high of 76 and low of 70 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• 10 New York Beach Towns Where The Train Station Is Less Than A Mile From The Water (takingthekids.com) — Patchogue's LIRR stop puts you just a short walk from the Watch Hill and Davis Park Fire Island ferries, making a car-free beach escape easy for locals and visitors. The piece also spotlights downtown Patchogue's growing food scene and the busy Patchogue Theatre, framing the village as both a transit hub and a destination in its own right.
   

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Other local events
    Friday August 21
  • Lighthouse: Seining and Kids Lighthouse Crafts
    Fire Island National Park Fire Island Lighthouse. Parking is available at Robert Moses State Park Field 5. Walk east 0.6 miles on boardwalk to the Lighthouse.
    10:00 am
  • Lighthouse: Kids Lighthouse Crafts
    Fire Island National Park Fire Island Lighthouse. Parking is available at Robert Moses State Park Field 5. Walk east 0.6 miles on boardwalk to the Lighthouse.
    11:00 am
  • Wilderness: Shipmates: Songs of the Sea Sing Along / Play Along
    Fire Island National Park Southern terminus of the William Floyd Parkway.
    6:30 pm
  • Saturday August 22
  • 2026 Ecuafest →
    Stereo Garden, 9 Railroad Ave, Patchogue
    8:00 pm
  • Wednesday August 26
  • TRIVIA & TACOS!!! 🎶 NAME THAT TUNE 🎶 →
    Rudi's Bar & Grill, 554 NY-112, Patchogue
    4:00 pm
  • Saturday August 29
  • Lighthouse: Evening Tower Tour
    Fire Island National Park Fire Island Lighthouse. Parking is available at Robert Moses State Park Field 5. Walk east 0.6 miles on boardwalk to the Lighthouse.
    7:00 pm
  • Whiskers And Tails Casino Night →
    Holtsville Fire Department, 1025 Waverly Ave, Holtsville
    7:00 pm
  • Wednesday September 2
  • TRIVIA & TACOS!!! 🎶 NAME THAT TUNE 🎶 →
    Rudi's Bar & Grill, 554 NY-112, Patchogue
    4:00 pm
  • Sunday September 13
  • Napoleon Dynamite LIVE →
    Patchogue Theatre for the Performing Arts, 71 E Main St, Patchogue
    7:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Thursday August 20
  • Research Survival Skills for Postdocs (RCR)
    Stony Brook University Frank Melville Jr. Library,Faculty Commons
    10:00 am
  • Parent Laptop Drop Off
    Patchogue-Medford UFSD Saxton Middle School
    10:00 am
  • LockDown Browser and Respondus Monitor: Protect the Integrity of Online Tests
    Stony Brook University Online
    2:00 pm
  • Come From Away →
    Gateway Playhouse, 215 S Country Rd, Bellport
    2:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Got my glasses yesterday at Warby Parker excellent quality and good service.
    The price was hundreds less than other places. There is a store in Sun Vet Mall. All frames are $94. (Nextdoor Lower East Patchogue)
  • ShopRite Supermarkets posted a job opening for ShopRite - Dairy Clerk (Janson NY) Salary Range $17.00 - $17.35/hr in Patchogue. Apply here.
  • Burger King posted a job opening for Team Member in Patchogue. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Patchogue here.

🗞 Nearby News

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Bayport

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  • State court orders permit for Holtsville battery plant (newsday.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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